Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Iraq/Archive 5

War on Terrorism vs Overseas Contingency Operation
Hey all. I'm asking users from this WikiProject and other WikiProjects to weigh in at the talk page for a question about the War on Terrorism page: specifically at this section. Currently, the page says the war ran from "October 7, 2001 - January 20, 2009", where it ends because the Obama administration has discontinued use of the term in favor of the "Overseas Contingency Operation". However, Overseas Contingency Operation currently redirects back to War on Terrorism. The way I see it, we need to either a) create a new Overseas Contingency Operation page that encompasses everything that has gone on since 1/20/09 with the Obama administration and the war on terror, or b) Incorporate toe OCO stuff into the existing War on Terrorism page, in which case the date would be "October 7, 2001 - present". I personally can see merit to both ideas, but I'm not the expert, so I'm seeking input from people more qualified than me to see if we can develop a consensus. I'm hoping we can War on Terrorism page: keep the discussion here so the discussion doesn't split into multiple discussions on multiple WikiProject talk pages. Thanks all! —  Hun ter   Ka  hn  16:46, 12 January 2010 (UTC

...How can you call the attacks on Christian churches in Iraq "unprovoked" without adding that the attack On Mosques, as well as the entire country and people of Iraq, also "unprovoked"? You'll pardon me but the attack on the churches seems to have been PROVOKED by the UNprovoked attack on Iraq and Islam. It is quite natural that a minority within a country being attacked by foreign co-religionsts of that minority are going to suffer justifiable retribution, simply because they are the nearest thing at hand...much as anyone looking "Arab" was attacked in the United States, because Americans couldn't get their hands on those doing the actual fighting, so they attacked the next best thing. Why WOULDN'T Iraqis want to attack the churches who preach the religion of their tormentors? Before anyone says I am condoning such actions, I am not. It is terrible, it is reprehensible, but it certainly isn't a mystery, or something to be "shocked" about, as if we were born yesterday. If you want to condemn such actions then condome first anf foremeost those who caused these things to happen, who caused Iraqis to despise a religion, with outlets in their own country, which uses the same Jesus to justify their jihad. (Fred parhad (talk) 15:45, 23 April 2012 (UTC))


 * Your logic amazes me Fred.--  R a f y  talk 23:33, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

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I have nominated the article July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike, which is within the scope of this project, for deletion. All interested editors are invited to comment at Articles for deletion/July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike. TomStar81 (Talk) 18:53, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Help request
Hi folks, you could help us at WP:TOL. We have no photo of the Mesopotamian Crow, and I have seen some on the Web and they look beautiful (by crow standards). Their plumage is really singular, and it would make a very valuable addition to several articles. They're the local birds that look like a "clean" Commons:Category:Corvus cornix, and they are almost endemic to Iraq.

So, if any of you ppl has a chance of taking a photo of one, we'd be very grateful.

(Also, if anyone has a chance to photograph an Oriental Darter in Iray, do so. Any proof of its existence is valuable in general, and it might yield a honorable mention in a scientific study..)

Thanks! Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 21:58, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Added articles on Yazidi and Assyrian militias; any other minority militias to add?
I was working on some articles about militias and "self-denfence forces" of religious minority groups in various countries, and ran across a couple interesting ones in Iraq:
 * Malik Al-Tawus Troop, Yazidi self-defence force [wrote this article myself from news coverage]
 * Qaraqosh Protection Committee, Assyrian group. Pre-existing article, but I added categories to tie it in to trees

I've added both of these to the template "Armed Iraqi Groups in the Iraq War and Civil War", down in the bottom right corner:

Are there any other minority militias that should also be added? I already checked on the Sabean/Mandaean sect, but they're evidently pacifists. Hope folks find these additions interesting, and that maybe we can drum up a few others. MatthewVanitas (talk) 08:06, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Clean up Category:Populated places in Iraq
Hi there, I cleaned up Category:Populated places in Iraq and moved all places to the appropriate Category:Populated places in XXX Governorate. I couldn't locate the few that remain. Could someone else have a look at that? Thnx -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 19:33, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Transport in Iraq - Category rename to meet other Asian countries
Maybe you like to vote at Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_September_9 TruckCard (talk) 01:42, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

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De-Ba`athification Article
Hello all. I'm working with Wikipedia's Public Policy Initiative and working on an article about the US De-Ba`athification policy, which I think ought to be linked to both the Ba`ath Party article and the Iraq/Iraq War articles. I am open to help and suggestions. Amfarr21 (talk) 16:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

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Spelling: Shia vs. Shi'a vs. Shiite -- Discussion at WP:ISLAM
For anyone with input regarding possible WP standardisation of the word Shia, Shiite, Shi'a, please provide input at the following page: Shia/Shiite/Shi'a at WP:ISLAM. MatthewVanitas (talk) 03:09, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Arabic name
Seif Adnan Kanaan needs his name in Arabic. Also it needs sources. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:43, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings
Article: 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings

Would like to see if anyone in WikiProject Iraq can assess this since WikiProject Terrorism refuses to touch it. But it has been assessed by someone. I totally forgot about this article and stumbled upon again today. Feedback would be appreciated. Adamdaley (talk) 07:08, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


 * An assessment of WikiProject Iraq and WikiProject Arab world would be appreciated. Adamdaley (talk) 23:49, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Ancient Near East archaeological sites reorganization (Suggestion)
Please see this discussion here. Yazan (talk) 19:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Merge Mesopotamia - History of Mesopotamia - History of Sumer
Please see discussion here. -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 00:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

GAR Akkadian Empire
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Jack Hensley and Kenneth Bigley
Eugene Armstrong does not have his own Wikipedia article while Jack Hensley and Kenneth Bigley do. All three were involved in the same kidnapping saga. How should we organize the information related to the three? WhisperToMe (talk) 06:48, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Al-Kindi
An editor has asked for a community reassessment of this article to see if it still meets the good article criteria. The discussion is at Good article reassessment/Al-Kindi/1. Jezhotwells (talk) 00:45, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Muhammed Ibrahim al-Juraissey


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FAR
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Jamal Al-Karboli
Hello. Could editors with a good knowledge of Iraqi affairs please have a look at Jamal Al-Karboli? It started out as a self-promotional WP:AUTOBIO, but the man appears to be quite notable, so the article is certainly worth improving. I can't read Arabic without an online translator, and can only find passing mentions of him in WP:Reliable sources in English, but I would imagine there's a lot about him in the Iraqi press. All help most welcome. Thanks, Gurt Posh (talk) 11:01, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Multi-move discussion
Readers here may be interested in contributing to a proposal regarding the renaming of 11 Ottoman Eyalet articles. See Talk:Mosul Eyalet. Cheers. -GTBacchus(talk) 13:14, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Featured article review for Yom Kippur War
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Bold proposal to reorganize Template:Ancient Mesopotamia
I have made a proposal to reorganize Template:Ancient Mesopotamia. See here for the discussion; see here for the actual new draft. Your input is appreciated!--Zoeperkoe (talk) 18:54, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Satar Jabar
Hi guys! Would you mind looking at Talk:Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse?

There are concerns about the article Satar Jabar WhisperToMe (talk) 18:42, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Baghdad Muthenna
What is the "Baghdad Muthenna"? It is in the center of Baghdad

Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 01:25, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

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Tense of some Iraq-war related articles
Members of this wikiProject may be interested in Village pump (miscellaneous). Yaris678 (talk) 19:13, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Iraq withdrawal benchmarks
This article was supposed to be constantly updated over time but was abandoned in 2007. Now that the war is officially over, it is essentially useless. AfD?--Coin945 (talk) 23:48, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Iraq will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in Iraq's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 21:43, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Arab tribes in Iraq
As-Salamu Alaykum WikiProject Iraq.

Stumbled across the Arab tribes in Iraq list, and after a desperate attempt to understand the complexities of the subject have managed only to create a couple of links (to individual tribe articles). Beyond that, I'm struggling to make any sensible edits which would assist bring the list up to Wikipedia standards. I've also noticed that it is a list which has been prone to drive-by vandalism in the past, so without even considering the need to bring it up to standard, it could do with a deep review by someone knowledgeable in the subject.

Thank you in advance. --Haruth (talk) 23:57, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Shabab
There's a television channel in Iraq that was called "Shabab" - Uday Hussein owned it, and it showed pirated Western films. The al-Sadr movement had put a fatwa against watching the network. After the US overthrew Saddam, soldiers believed that Iraqis wanted to watch U.S. films, but were not aware that they already watched U.S. films on Shabab (Cockburn, Patrick. "Muqtada al-Sadr and the Battle for the Future of Iraq." p. 93)

Do we have an article on it? WhisperToMe (talk) 01:59, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

List of kings of Iraq RFC
Hi. I've opened a RFC at Talk:List of kings of Iraq and would appreciate the opinions of the editors at this project. Thank you.  Claret Ash  13:24, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Please help!
The page "Iraqi Kurdistan football team" has to be changed to "Iraqi Kurdistan national football team". As you can see, the Autonomous regions of Catalonia, Basque, Occitania, Zanzibar, Darfur, Western Sahra are all referred to as "National", therefore, this page has to be permanently changed to the title mentioned above. If an administrator can help, i would be very glad!

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurd-realmadrid (talk • contribs) 22:12, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

File:IraqP79-1Dinar-1992 f.jpg
File:IraqP79-1Dinar-1992 f.jpg has been nominated for deletion as missing information -- 76.65.131.248 (talk) 01:20, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

RfC on Iraqi people
I have started an RfC on the article Iraqi people. Please be invited to state your opinion. --RJFF (talk) 10:30, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Saray Azadi
Hi! "Sulaymany" in the article Saray Azadi - that's Sulaymania, right? WhisperToMe (talk) 02:09, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
 * That's the Kurdish name of the city. By the way that article needs to be cleaned up. I will go ahead and summaries the demonstrations section in one sentence.--  R a f y  talk 11:41, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Good! I put in a redirect WhisperToMe (talk) 16:27, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Expert needed: Basra international hotel / Basrah International Hotel
Howdy. I suspect these two articles discuss the same hotel. Is there an expert here who can confirm/deny this? Cheers. - TB (talk) 12:19, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Al-Shorta Sport Club
The article Al-Shorta Baghdad has been proposed to be renamed and moved to Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad). You can see that on the talk page. Regards. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 12:09, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

 * (Discuss) – Ahmad Radhi → Ahmed Radhi – Ahmed is his correct first name (fifa, IFFHS, footballdatabase). Regards. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 20:07, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Deletion discussion - List of Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of possessing Casio watches
You may be interested in this deletion discussion for the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of possessing Casio watches. Diego (talk) 13:12, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

More Eyes Needed at Iraq War
I'd like more people to take some time to look over the Iraq War article, particularly recent bold edits made to the lede and "Background" section. There are only two or three regular editors there, and the article is evolving quickly in a new direction. -Thucydides411 (talk) 16:01, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Sassanid Empire name
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Countries bordering the Persian Gulf
has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 10:38, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Iraqi Kurdistan level of autonomy
A "Request for Comments" has been opened at Iraqi Kurdistan talk page, whether to include Iraqi Kurdistan region as part of the list of political entities in Asia. The question is whether Iraqi Kurdistan is of similar status of autonomy as Hong Kong and Macau, to be included in template:Asia topic. Please discuss at Iraqi Kurdistan talk page.GreyShark (dibra) 14:23, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Iraq War article on spending and waste of money
WhisperToMe (talk) 19:45, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Pany, Thomas. "Irak: Der Wiederaufbau-Pfusch." Heise. 6 March 2013.

Help finding sources?
I need help finding Arabic language sources for the article Dates on My Fingers. It looks like it was published in Arabic and was nominated for a prize, but I don't have the actual Arabic name to look with. I have the Romanization, although I know that's not always helpful. In any case, this article is up for AfD so any help anyone can give would be much appreciated. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   07:04, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse#Sources_for_sexual_violence_against_men
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People's Party
I've just stub-sorted a new stub for People's Party (Iraq) but when I checked People's Party I found it was listed under the "Historical" section, not "Current". Is it a revival, or a re-use of an old name, or what? I leave it to you Iraq experts to fix anything needing fixed. Pam D  16:21, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Man With No Ear
Is this source being used anywhere? WhisperToMe (talk) 04:52, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * "The Man With No Ear." The New York Times. June 27, 2003.

Article on Iraqi Christians seeking the KRG Peshmerga
WhisperToMe (talk) 05:23, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Salih, Mohammed A. "Iraq's Christians seek refuge with Kurds" (Archive) Al Jazeera. 26 June 2014.

RfC on Iraqi Kurdistan's level of autonomy
I would like to invite editors to comment at RfC proposal on Iraqi Kurdistan's level of autonomy, essentially resolving whether Iraqi Kurdistan should or shouldn't be added to the "other Dependent territories" under Asia topic.GreyShark (dibra) 18:13, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Dohuk RM
Opinions would be appreciated at Talk:Dohuk. Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 07:19, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

AfD: List of diplomatic missions in Iraqi Kurdistan
"List of diplomatic missions in Iraqi Kurdistan" has been nominated for deletion; please see Articles for deletion/List of diplomatic missions in Iraqi Kurdistan the deletion discussion page for comments. — Sasuke Sarutobi (talk) 11:51, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

Template:WikiProject Iraq for project members on their Userpage
Most WikiProjects have a different smaller template for members to put on their user page. Doesn't putting this template on the user page also put the member's userpage on the article watch list? Shouldn't there be a different, smaller, template for project members? Rightswatcher (talk) 17:37, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Languages in censuses and Race and ethnicity in censuses
Pleas add information about this country to this articles.--Kaiyr (talk) 20:50, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

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RFC:Should an article be created containing all states that have launched a Military intervention in Iraq against ISIS in 2014?
The RFC is here:Talk:2014_Iranian-led_intervention_in_IraqSerialjoepsycho (talk) 03:49, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Iraqi university advertisement?
I just am confused. Read this quote. ''The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research says that the Iraqi University, located in the heart of the capital, Baghdad, stands as a tribute to science and knowledge in Iraq. The Iraqi University teaches various sciences, humanities, applied medicine, engineering, media and arts, law, education, and other subjects.'' Is this advertising? This article is small, also. EMachine03 (talk) 22:08, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Review of a three month move moratorium for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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 * Talk:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Expert attention
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RfC notification
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Need more eyes pls
pls see Talk:Mosul -- Moxy (talk) 18:59, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

ISIS copyright
FYI Commons:Help desk--Alexmar983 (talk) 00:10, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

International schools in Iraq?
When I made Template:International schools in Iraq I was able to include the currently operating schools in Kurdistan. However I don't know the names of the schools that were in Baghdad before the Gulf War. Does anyone know the names of these schools? WhisperToMe (talk) 08:08, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Need help here user Iraqi man10 again
We have an editor back from their ban for blanking info and removing metion of Turk's all over. Can I get some help here reviewing all the blanking  -- Moxy (talk) 18:46, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Possible sock of Iraqi man10 ?  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 20:09, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Memoir of Iraq in the 1930s
I found: http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780815651819 - This may be a useful source. It talks about an old Iraqi school too WhisperToMe (talk) 03:23, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Also... American School for Girls (Iraq) would be a great idea for an article WhisperToMe (talk) 06:02, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Move discussion
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WikiProject Islamic State (ISIS)
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Draft:Arshad al-Salihi - help with references needed
Hello Iraq experts. This draft article is about a member of parliament in Iraq, so it's a notable subject. Because it's a biography of a living person, it should probably have some references about his imprisonment before going live. These may not be in English. Can anyone help?&mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 10:03, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
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Complaint tablet to Ea-nasir
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RFC: Is the One Million Plan relevant to the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries?
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Baiji oil refinery
Hey guys, I already created Baiji oil refinery. It needs to be completed. Your help is needed. Thanks. Mhhossein (talk) 07:57, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)
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Iraq War
Recently consensus was reached in this discussion to restructure the Iraq War article into an broader article for the entire war from 2003 to the present and to move Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) to Iraq War (2003–11) so that page can serve as the article for the 2003–11 phase of the war.

There is much work that needs to be done. Not just the changes to these two articles agreed to in the discussion. But also all the pages that will be affected by these changes (such as 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraqi insurgency (2003–06), Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–07), Iraqi insurgency (2011–13), Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Military intervention against ISIL, American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present), Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present), Syrian civil war, ect.). I am requesting assistance. Charles Essie (talk) 03:18, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

National Iraqi Alliance
This article is so out of date it's comical. I don't even know where to start. Charles Essie (talk) 22:38, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

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Missing article: National symbols of Iraq
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Inactive?
The template above the main page says this WikiProject is inactive. Is this true? I really hope not because it's really needed right now. Charles Essie (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
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New article created
After numerous discussions and consensus to create one, an umbrella article for the entire Iraq conflict (2003–present) has finally been created. However, it needs a great deal of work and I am seeking help in expanding it. Charles Essie (talk) 14:58, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Ezidkhan
I've raised an original research issue about this at WP:NORN. Doug Weller talk 12:46, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

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WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProject
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Background
On April 8th, 2018, an RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.

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RfC on election/referendum naming format
An RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. South African general election, 2019 to 2019 South African general election) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation). Cheers, Number   5  7  15:36, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

We need this WikiProject back!
How did WikiProject Iraq become inactive and why is it still inactive? It's needed now more than ever as we are continuing to witness a truly historic period of Iraq's history. Not to mention the fact that the number of articles within the scope of WikiProject Iraq that are in need of work is astronomical. Can someone tell me what's going on? Charles Essie (talk) 21:24, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to inconvenience you, but as the members of WikiProject Iraq, could you tell me what's going on? Charles Essie (talk) 20:49, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * I support re-activating the project. ASAP.--BabbaQ (talk) 09:50, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, is absolutely right, the project is now semi-active and the WikiProject Banner is available again.  Seraphim System  ( talk ) 09:44, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!
A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.
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Discussion of United Religions Initiative document on the reliable sources noticeboard
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Discussion of Al Bawaba and The Globe Post on the reliable sources noticeboard
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Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

why are a lot of early Prime ministers not a part of this Project?
Jamil al-Midfai, Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi and Taha al-Hashimi and some other prime ministers in the kingdom period are not a part of this project, is there a reason for this or were they just forgotten? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valonad (talk • contribs) 16:52, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
I've brought this up before, but this article is still in dire need of expansion and attention from this WikiProject would be ideal. Charles Essie (talk) 00:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

RFC on the PMOI (MEK) page
Hello everyone. There's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran#Should_Rajavi's_quotation_regarding_killing_of_the_Kurds_be_included_in_the_article? an RFC] on the PMOI's page on a quote by its leader regarding killing of the kurds. -- M h hossein   talk 08:28, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Reorganize Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottoman Empire as a task force of Wikipedia:WikiProject Former countries?
Dear users of this WikiProject:

At Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Former_countries I have left a proposal to convert WikiProject Ottoman Empire into a task force of WikiProject Former countries. I asked this project (as all or parts of this country was formerly in the Ottoman Empire) and several other projects to get further feedback. Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or objections.

Thanks! WhisperToMe (talk) 01:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Women in Red Asian women contest
From 1 October to 31 December, Women in Red is running a virtual contest on Asian women. In November, this will coincide with Wikipedia Asian Month. We look forward to strong participation from all those interested in improving coverage of Iraqi women.--Ipigott (talk) 19:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Notability check and possible DYN opportunity
Ghassan Hamdan is a stub right now. It was created in 2007 by (who is still editing) and is currently being updated by.

If the person is not notable, it needs to be deleted.

If the person IS notable, this looks like a good opportunity to get it on the Main page as a Did You Know? item if it is expanded at least 5-fold and reaches the minimum count of 1,500 characters of prose. Since it's under 300 characters, it will automatically meet the 5-fold increase when it reaches 1500 characters. Only the 7 days of work prior to the DYN nomination "count" so if the expansion is spread over more than a week, it may not be eligible. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)  20:53, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

re-evaluate Haider Alnuaimi article
Hello, hope you all are doing well. Can you re-evaluate Haider Alnuaimi article? As you see it evaluated before I finished the article and it deserves better evaluation for these reasons: 1- few journalists who started from 2003 until now are still working. 2- He is the only one who representative of the Iraqi media in the program THE VOICE by MBC Group for all four versions. 3- He is the only one who representative of the Iraqi media in the ARAB IDOL program by MBC Group for all four versions. 3- He has prepared many programs affecting the economic and political situation in Iraq like Albab program and the Sasah program. 4- He is the founder and creator of the idea of Al-hilal Golden Award, which is an annual festival that is held during Ramadhan to celebrate the best Iraqi drama and programs shown on the Iraqi satellite channels. all the points above have a source in the article thank you --Pro95mustafa (talk) 11:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

AfD with possible canvassing
I dream of horses (Contribs) Please notify me if replying off my talk page. Thank you. 05:56, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

New Page Patrol

 * New Page Patrol needs experienced volunteers
 * New Page Patrol is currently struggling to keep up with the influx of new articles, including Iraq related articles. We could use a few extra hands on deck if you think you can help.
 * Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines ; Wikipedia needs experienced users to perform this task and there are precious few with the appropriate skills. Even a couple reviews a day can make a huge difference.
 * If you would like to join the project and help out, please see the granting conditions and review our instructions page. You can apply for the user-right HERE. --John B123 (talk) 15:05, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

What symbol is this?
Does anyone know what this symbol is? Veverve (talk) 00:10, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The text at the top says "vigilance, sacrifice, patience". Below the rifle and sword, in the scroll, it says "borders of Iraq". At the bottom it says "Sixth Border Brigade". Hope that helps! --Cerebellum (talk) 11:34, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:CIA activities in Iraq
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:CIA activities in Iraq that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — hueman1 ( talk •  contributions ) 14:16, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Democracy in Iraq
I've started a draft on democracy in Iraq, would appreciate any help! –– FormalDude  talk  03:43, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:2022 Erbil rocket attacks
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2022 Erbil rocket attacks that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him &#124; talk) 07:03, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like and turns it into something like
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from cite web, cite journal and doi.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Al-Muti FAC
The article on the Abbasid caliph al-Muti has been submitted for Featured Article. All interested editors are invited to participate. Constantine  ✍  18:19, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Change the image of Template:WikiProject Iraq back to the flag of Iraq
Please see the section I posted on the template's talk page. I was told to gather consensus here to have the "Babylonlion" image in the banner changed back to the flag of Iraq. -Vipz (talk) 17:57, 3 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Happened to look back here; this doesn't seem to be fruitful, so I guess we'll be stuck with it for a good while. -Vipz (talk) 14:54, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Anybody need help?
I've enjoyed working on Iraq and Syria related articles and have found tricks for finding information. I'm also good at wiki coding, so if there's something that anybody needs help on, pls respond here and ping me. Thanks. Technophant (talk) 01:24, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey, I was the lead operations advisor for the Iraqi Army brigade that took over Kharma, Nasser Wa' Salaam, southern Fallujah, etc in 05-06. I see that we were sort of mentioned in the Al Kharma article...but not. It was quoted as the "most dangerous place in Iraq in 2005-06." I knew we were busy and took lots of casualties, but didn't realize that it was "the worst." Anyway, I remember all the events noted with Marines while I was there and Fumento, who was often quoted in the article, was imbed with us. I'd like to add a few things....could quote from my small book that I wrote with the general who was in charge of all of the advisors...but here's the thing, I don't want some choad to roll in stating that it's all "original" and delete it. The current commandant, Berger, was our RCT commander and he was the one who decided to put us in and keep Marines on periphery (although we all worked together). Since you seem to be cool with Wiki, who do I have to please to keep it on the page? Pzrschreck (talk) 02:53, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 * [subscribe] Pzrschreck (talk) 02:59, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) has an RFC
Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. –LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄ ) 17:07, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Naqiʾa
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Naqiʾa that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 13:27, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

RFC on Al-Bayan
Your participation in an RFC at Talk:Al-Bayan_(radio_station) is welcome. Robert McClenon (talk) 21:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for First Battle of Tikrit
First Battle of Tikrit has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:33, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Publicizing RM on Iraq War
Please see Talk:Iraq_War - Tbf69 🛈 🗩 12:44, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Publicising RM: Iraqi conflict (2003–present) → Iraqi conflict (2003–2017)
Please see here: Talk:Iraqi_conflict_(2003–present) FOARP (talk) 15:19, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 01:50, 17 July 2023 (UTC)